back from oa camp

so much had happened within this short period of time since the last entry. for a start, i finally completed my PPCDL course last weekend! travelling down to punggol marina early in the mornings, having to sit through 4hours of theory lessons when my brain's attention span jammed at 30min since last november and then heading out to the seas in the afternoon for practical lessons while having a tan much worst than you could ask for was... well, tiring but yet a whole great lesson and experience gained. exam's gonna be in 2-3weeks time. and then once done, my dudes and i will be out fishing and wakeboarding yeah! link training at fmps just gets better and better each time. as much as i was able to share my skills from first aid to evac, outdoor activities and footdrill with the kids and teachers, so did the lessons learnt from them especially the kids prove to be valuable. for the various people who have helped me each time - denise, nick and poh huat sir... much thanks to you guys! you finally understood how tough it was eh? haha. but seriously, you'll get the hang of it after some time =). mann, its a sad thing i've to leave this special link unit behind very soon due to school commencing. how often will i get to see them again, i do not know. one thing's for sure, i'll keep you guys in my prayers and best of luck for your upcoming CA exams!

ah yes, speaking of school, here were my choices submitted - 1st business studies np. 2nd business admin sp. 3rd, 4th, 5th tourism & resort management np sp and tp. 6th business management nyp. 7th, 8th business IT np and sp. 9th, 10th IT np and sp. 11th law and management. 12th biomedical engineering. like you can see, the last choice doesnt have any relation with any of the rest. haha, but oh wells. am i going to see any of you there? =)

returned home from oa camp yesterday dead shagged but yet with a sense of accomplishment. being a cadet for 4years and then suddenly an instructor for less than a month sure has it's culture shock... but hah, im gonna like this. hiked at bukit timah nature reserve for the 2nd time which eventually became a warning signal of how much stamina i've lost for slacking the past month. its time i head back to the gym! >.< in conclusion, oa camp was no doubt fun, trying out and learning many new things from law sir, chee yong sir and the other instructors... stuff such as errecting the very cleverly bamboo made flagpole, digging a hole in the field and cooking a tasty baked chicken seasoned with nothing else but mud, absailing down the walls of the campsite building... and of course, the many unforgettable activities we did when the cadets were fast asleep and can never imagine us instructors doing...

hahaha. but well, we did. =)

one hell of a friday

it was one hell of a week and i'm glad the tension's all over now. fdcomp camp back at fairfield was hmm... rather fun, but yet disappointing to some extent. the midnight captain's ball, basketball match and so on sure brought back much of the good memories from the past. what could have been better than having kevin, enshao, yuan hao and the rest all coming back. thanks guys! =) workshop on sat afternoon was tiring.. with no sleep the night before, how fun can it get? hah, some would have noticed my horribly huge eyebags though. hmm, something struck my heart while watching my own cadets in the footdrill module drilling under the hot sun. the tired and seriously exhausted look on their face left a huge impact on me. upon realising they have already been drilling since the evening before and by the end of the module, they had completed 10hours of drill just within two days. candice, irsyad and issac, you guys survived and you've made me so proud of you three! thats my fairsian cadets! =) haha. alright, so on to the issue of O's results... i did pretty ok lah i guess. considering the fact i have no interest in jc. results were worst than wad i hoped for. but looking on the bright side, i was still eligible for all the courses of my preferred choices. afterall, my parents and she are happy for me so yeah, im glad. praise God!

so next question, what do i wana be in the near future? mann... its about time i make a decision.

at this time and pace, people and things are evolving and moving faster than ever. so much so, that its become a pity how people can allow somethings so beautiful to pass, but yet not take a moment to marvel at their magnificence. something huge caught my attention while i was standing at the entrance of jurong point today, waiting for the red man to turn green. for the very first time, up in the sky i saw a full arc rainbow, giving the sky a mixed colour of blue and purple. what else could i have done then to take the time in admiring another of God's wonderful creation til it disappeared completely awhile after. well, not was it after i took out my camera and focused it to the skies that people began to look up and had a share in my excitement...








not for me rushing home for dinner and i'll be off in search for the ends of the rainbow =). but hmm... in a matter of hours, my life will be changed for either the better or worst. could the rainbow really be a promise from God that all will be well tomorrow? sigh, i sure hope so...

release of results!

i decided to do abit more walking nowadays getting from one place to another since the transportation fares have increased from student to adult :( afterall, no harm right, good exercise anyway. but then again, such long walks would only just wana make me think and talk to myself more along the way. several issues have been all caught up in my mind. so its been confirmed, the O level results will be released this friday, and somehow im afraid. im afraid of getting my parents and myself disappointed... im afraid of not being able to get into the course i want... im afraid of failure. urgh, this just sucks. i just want friday to quickly come and all the anxiety to be rid of. i have my faith in the Lord and i know that he has set a path set for me to lead, but somehow i do hope it'll be one i can be happy with. please pray for us all ok? :)

the last link training with the primary school turned out to be surprisingly much better than the first. its amazing to observe how fast children are able to pick up everything you teach them, be it positive or negative. and somehow, the only way to get them in doing things faster is to excite them with games that we can play only when they have finished a certain task. given more observation, i realise much of the negative behaviour teenagers nowadays possess actually do very much begin from young. the sad thing is because these mistakes were not corrected at the young age, children continue living with them not knowing what is right and wrong, resulting in a bad habit that is difficult to change later in life. i not stupid too the movie sums it all up, with the fact that people of all ages, do need love and attention!

being a VI for sometime has provided me an eye opener to realise somethings. not only is the exposure there for me to learn to relate to many different age groups of people. from children to teens, to young adults and those high up there... but the truth is that i was never passionate about redcross... all along, its only been my cadets and the people whom i lead that im passionate about. i want the best for them, and i've come to realise how important HOPE actually is. without it, life will never go on... with it, we will fight for anything we want til we see the light and really... i hope the best for us all on friday :\